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Miller as a Ranger in October 2014
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Born |
East Palestine, Ohio, U.S. |
March 14, 1993 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | New York Rangers | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft | 15th overall, 2011 New York Rangers |
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Playing career | 2012–present |
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Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing United States | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2013 Ufa | ||
IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
2011 Germany | ||
World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
2010 Ontario |
Jonathan Tanner "J. T." Miller (born March 14, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey left winger for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Rangers in the first round, 15th overall, at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. A versatile player, Miller can play as a center or winger.
Miller grew up in a residential area in East Palestine, Ohio, blocks away from the East Palestine Ohio Elementary, Middle and High Schools, attending all three, albeit only for the sophomore year of the latter. He began playing ice hockey at a young age and also participated in other organized athletics, including baseball and football. Miller played for several ice hockey teams from the age of five through 12 before ending up with the Pittsburgh Hornets from age 12 to age 16, as at the time his family was living in the Pittsburgh suburb of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. In 2009, Miller moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to participate in USA Hockey's two-year National Team Development Program (US NTDP).
Miller began 2009–10 with the US NTDP of the United States Hockey League (USHL). After two seasons playing in the Program, he was then selected in the first round, 15th overall, at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.